PROVING THINGS 5: WITNESS STATEMENTS AND FAILING ON CAUSATION

The judgment of the Court of Appeal in Abdel-Khalek -v- Qazi Ali [2016] EWCA Civ 80 demonstrates both the difficulties of compounding lay and "expert" evidence and how a case can fail on causation. KEY POINTS

The burden was on the claimant in an negligent misstatement case to prove causation. Altho...